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Would you call me a hypocrite if I told you that I love brownies and I love to bake but I have never ever ever made real brownies without a box mix? It’s true. I haven’t. I always figured you could, but whenever we made brownies when I was growing up my mom would walk to the pantry and pull out a good, ole, delicious box mix!

I have nothing against box mix brownies. I love the amazing taste and convenience of a box mix. Heck, I’ve even shared recipes {here and here} where I “make” brownies using a box mix. I’ve been craving brownies for about a month now. But, in my efforts to cut out snacking and sweets, I have resisted making them. And then this week my hubby asked for brownies. What’s a girl to do!? Sacrifice for your hubby and make the brownies, of course! But, being the good girl I am, I didn’t have any brownie mix. So I ventured to find a good recipe for brownies from scratch. And not just any brownies from scratch… ooey, gooey, soft, and delicious fudge brownies from scratch!

Oh my. I love me some fudge brownies. Seriously though. My brownies mustbe chewy and fudgy and these definitely fit the bill! Ha… fit. Your clothes definitely won’t fit after sitting there and eating a whole pan. Not that I would know….

The recipe calls for 1/2 a cup for a 9×9. I doubled it – so I used a full cup of oil, and they were literally dripping in oil. Everyone thought they tasted amazing (as did I) but the amount of oil on your fingers after is a bit off-putting. I wouldn’t do more than 1/2 a cup of oil for a double batch. I would think 1/4 cup for 9×9 is more than enough… I’ll have to make again to be sure 🙂Jocelyn recently posted..Guess who – seriously …. try…. and other LINKS!

I have never made brownies from scratch with oil before. I will definitely have to try these. They look delicious….and chewy! 🙂Lisa@ Cooking with Curls recently posted..Italian Frittata & cooking with astrology

I tried to make these today and followed every direction. For some reason, they did not turn out well at all. I have no idea why since I measured everything out perfectly. The brownies turned out very flat and bitter.

Made these this evening….delicious! However, I only used 1/4c coconut oil (I try to stay away from the vegetable/canola oils) with 1/4c unsweetened applesauce to bring “oil” total to 1/2c….they were perfect! Thank you!

Just pulled these out of the oven and they are delicious!! Pretty much as easy a box mix but you know exactly what’s in them!! I ended up only using 1/3 cup oil because we were nearly out but they turned out just fine!! In fact I can hear my husband in the kitchen having seconds, I suggest a double batch!

Omg! I like to thank you for this recipe. my brownies came out great. This is the first time something i made besides cookies from scratch came out right. Thanks!key recently posted..Eggnog Marshmallows

Thank you for this recipe! I’m contemplating making cupcakes for my wedding in august and one thing I’m thinking about making are Brownie cupcakes! I will definitely try this recipe this week at home 🙂

This recipe looks really good. But if I wanted them with walnuts and chocolate chips how much would I have to add to this recipe of each to make fudgy walnut double chocolate chip brownies.
Thanks Nick from Ny

These are amazing!! First time making brownies from scratchx I will never go back to boxed muses! I wanted mint fudge brownies so I added peppermint extract and some mini choc chips. Sooo delicious and sooo fudgy…. and easy! Thanks for a great recipe.

I just wanted to say how amazing these are!!! Everyone asks for them. I mad a quadruple patch and used mini muffin tins..baked for 12 min. I love making them and then freezing them. They are still soft and gooey right out of the freezer. I will never buy boxed brownies ever again!!

I made your brownies today for my husband. The only change I needed to make was to use Bobs Red Mill gluten free all purpose flour as he is celiac. These were fantastic! I make home made brownies often because they are so easy to make and need minimal flour. This will be my new go to recipe though because I love the chewy texture and that they are soft and gooey. Thank you!

So delicious! Just make sure to leave the brownies to cool before you dig in, otherwise you will have a mess. Trust me, patience pays off with these. They are definitely worth the extra few minute wait.

I used whole wheat flour and used 1/2 cup honey instead of the sugar and these were amazing, and maybe even more amazing after sticking them in the fridge for a while.

However, they were not gooey and fudgy inside unlike the pictures…any ideas why? They were more cake-like (soft and dry, maybe a little moist but I was hoping for more). I baked them for about 23 minutes until the fork I stuck into it came out clean. Do I need to bake them for less time?

These are the best damn brownies ever! I have made them before and so glad I bookmarked your page. I am now making a double batch, and yes, I used a cup of oil. They do not come out oily as another post suggested. My family loves these and I will absolutely be keeping this recipe. Thanks so much!

This is my go to recipe anytime I make browines my boyfriend always ask for these! They are so delicious…I do change it up and instead of using regular oil I sub it with coconut oil which gives them a slight coconut flavor which we love even more!

These brownies are amazing! I was looking for a brownie recipe from scratch that I would like, and I love this one! It was a little bit oily on my fingers when I was grabbing to eat them, but other than that they were perfect 😀

Since I found this recipe last week, I have made 3 batches of these delicious brownies! They do not last very long in my house! Tonight I doubled the batch and realized we have one of those brownie pans that makes edges on every piece and they are absolute perfection! I’ve never used oil instead of butter and I’m a believer now. It’s what makes the texture so great! I threw in some chocolate chips in tonight too and I just can’t get over how perfect they came out tonight. This may become my ‘family recipe’ that I pass onto my future children haha ps this is my first review ever because it’s been the best recipe I’ve ever used! Thank you!

I have been making these brownies for a couple of years now. It’s a great recipe as-is. I wonder what is happening to the people who said they didn’t turn out right. This makes brownies from scratch so easy that it’s dangerous. I always have these ingredients in the house!

Recently I started cooking gluten free for one of my sons. I made these brownies the other day using Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 flour (which means it’s a direct flour substitute, no added xanthan gum or anything) and they came out great. A little more fudgy than usual, but my other son LOVED them. He’s 8 and he kept saying, “You made the batter on your own? They’re not from a box? They’re so good!” Which is funny since I haven’t made brownies from a box in many years!